Aral said Frias, who ranked number two in the EB Magalona police top 10 street local target drugs personalities, was declared dead on arrival at the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City.

Investigations of the EB Magalona police showed that Frias was standing in front of a store when he was shot three times from behind by the gunman.

The gunman, who casually walked away from the crime scene, later boarded a motorcycle, and fled towards the south.

EB Magalona policemen, who responded to the shooting incident, recovered two empty shells and two slugs of a .45 caliber pistol.

Aral said they had visited the house of Frias, in line with their Oplan Tokhang campaign. But Frias was nowhere to be found, at the time.

The shooting incident was witnessed by the wife of the victim, who initially described the gunman to the police as wearing a “bandana” on his head.

The motive of the shooting is still being determined by the EB Magalona police.